Photostory 3 is a simple free software application that can be used in a variety of instruction settings to create surprisingly powerful video. This presentation showcases the program and focuses on how to design, implement, and assess student video projects. Leave the session with a new tool and a set of processes that that enable you and your students to be successful creating videos.
Introduction
“Here is a challenge to the young people of our country and those on the other side of the world-- to go through the wall that separates the ambassadors and heads of state-- to reach into the hearts and minds of peers in foreign lands with the truth as we live it, as we can best convey it-- partly in image, partly in sound, but always in our own voice.” Matthew Formato Master English Teacher
PHOTOSTORY 3 SCREENCASTS:The process of digital storytelling with Photostory 3. Screencasts require the Flash Player. Get Flash.
CONTEXT: The simple digital story that I am making in the screencast tutorials is about coming home from an stay of five years in the Southern United States. Being from Chicago, I missed many things that I took for granted. The story is in the format of the MasterCard priceless commercials.
Tutorial 1 | Beginning the digital storytelling process, corresponds to pages 1-2 of the tutorial handout.
Tutorial 2 | Removing black borders from images, corresponds to page 3 of the tutorial handout.
Tutorial 3 | Adding text to a title slide or image, corresponds to page 4 of the tutorial handout.
LOCATING IMAGERY USING FLICKRSTORM Search Flickr through FlickrStorm
Tutorial 1 | Introduction to the interface Tutorial 2 | Adding an additional search and downloading the search image tray. Tutorial 3 | Downloading images from the FlickrStorm photoset, and using them to begin creating a digital story.
Welcome!
Photostory 3 is a simple free software application that can be used in a variety of instruction settings to create surprisingly powerful video. This presentation showcases the program and focuses on how to design, implement, and assess student video projects. Leave the session with a new tool and a set of processes that that enable you and your students to be successful creating videos.
Introduction
“Here is a challenge to the young people of our country and those on the other side of the world-- to go through the wall that separates the ambassadors and heads of state-- to reach into the hearts and minds of peers in foreign lands with the truth as we live it, as we can best convey it-- partly in image, partly in sound, but always in our own voice.” Matthew Formato Master English Teacher
PHOTOSTORY 3 SCREENCASTS: The process of digital storytelling with Photostory 3.
Screencasts require the Flash Player. Get Flash.
CONTEXT: The simple digital story that I am making in the screencast tutorials is about coming home from an stay of five years in the Southern United States. Being from Chicago, I missed many things that I took for granted. The story is in the format of the MasterCard priceless commercials.
Tutorial 1 | Beginning the digital storytelling process, corresponds to pages 1-2 of the tutorial handout.
Tutorial 2 | Removing black borders from images, corresponds to page 3 of the tutorial handout.
Tutorial 3 | Adding text to a title slide or image, corresponds to page 4 of the tutorial handout.
Tutorial 4 | Adding your voice narration.
Tutorial 5 | Customizing motion with Pans
Tutorial 6 | Customizing motion with Zooms
Tutorial 7 | Fine tuning motion in your digital story
Tutorial 8 | Adding transitions
Tutorial 9 | Adding background music-mp3's
Tutorial 10 | Adding background music-onboard music
Tutorial 11 | Finishing Your Digital Story
LOCATING IMAGERY USING FLICKRSTORM
Search Flickr through FlickrStorm
Tutorial 1 | Introduction to the interface
Tutorial 2 | Adding an additional search and downloading the search image tray.
Tutorial 3 | Downloading images from the FlickrStorm photoset, and using them to begin creating a digital story.
RESOURCES AND TUTORIALS (printed)
Blank slides for Photostory projects | use for text or title slides.
Photostory 3 Tutorial | requires **Adobe Acrobat Reader**
FlickrStorm Tutorial